THE BASICS

MISSION: With just seven awards given a year, The Art and Olfaction Award is a highly competitive and selective international award that is designed to raise interest and awareness for active independent, artisan and experimental perfumers from all countries. Our hope is that by shining a spotlight on perfumery’s most outstanding creators, we will help generate support for independent practices with scent, as a whole.

NOMENCLATURE + QUICK FACTS:+ The yearly event is called 'The Art and Olfaction Awards'+ The award statuette is called 'The Golden Pear'+ We announce the finalists in March of every year, at Esxence in Milan+ We announce the winners in April or May of every year in a public award ceremony+ The award ceremony changes locations on a yearly basis+ We give awards in five categories: The Artisan Pefume Award, the Independent Perfume Award, the Sadakichi Award for Experimental Work with Scent, the Contribution to Scent Culture Award, and the Aftel Award for Handmade Perfume.+ Our Twitter handle is: @AOAwards+ Our Instagram handle is: /artandolfaction+ Our hashtag is: #AOAwards